CASE STUDY

The changes in the markets of the global economy, the increase in the complexity of manufacturing systems, the need to speed up customer demands, with customised products available immediately, has led to a generational change, which can be tackled by introducing new technologies, which will transform companies and factories in general with its plants into a new way of producing.

In the ‘Lean’ factory, it is indispensable to adopt software tools to support production forecasting and planning activities that allow for improved anticipation/delays, reduction of inventory and purchasing costs, and optimisation of production and logistics resource allocation activities.

The World Class Manufacturing methodology aims to achieve continuous improvement in the production cycle by reducing losses and waste and by improving the skills of the personnel involved in production activities.

Tax regulations governing the export of products in the industrial field require verification processes that, if not automated, produce not only high management costs but also the risk, in the event of errors, of penalties that may even be criminal.

In the modern manufacturing company, the supply chain is a strategic function where certain types of supplies have a direct impact on the financial results. These strategic partners require special attention and must be considered an integral part of the value chain.

Traceability solutions are essential for certain markets in industry, particularly when tracking sustainability means companies can guarantee whether and which regulations have been complied with.